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Rebecca Bryant; Brian Lavoie; Amanda K. Rinehart – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2023
This report provides actionable recommendations based on real-world case studies that libraries can apply to help make their own collaborations successful and sustainable. The report shares experiences from the Texas Data Repository, Portage Network, and Data Curation Network to illuminate the challenges, opportunities, and considerations of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Institutional Cooperation, Capacity Building
Brian Lavoie – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2022
The OCLC Research report "Library Collaboration as a Strategic Choice: Evaluating Options for Acquiring Capacity" explores library collaboration as a key strategy for academic libraries in acquiring needed capacity, but also contextualizes it as one sourcing approach among a range of options available to libraries. The decision for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Institutional Cooperation, Capacity Building
Baudino, Frank, Ed.; Briggs, Lea, Ed.; Johnson, Carolyn, Ed.; Meneely, Becky, Ed.; Young, Natasha, Ed. – Online Submission, 2020
Seventeen scholarly papers and twelve abstracts comprise the content of the twentieth annual Brick & Click Libraries Conference, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The twentieth Brick & Click Libraries Conference was held virtually. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Conferences (Gatherings), College Faculty
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Hare, Sarah; Sullivan, Madison – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2020
Libraries continue to spearhead initiatives to incentivize instructors to adopt, adapt, and create open educational resources (OER). However, these programs often do not explicitly require educators to preserve the OER they create. Drawing on an analysis of semi-structured interviews with six experts, this article presents considerations for…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Preservation, Academic Libraries, Incentives
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Priddle, Charlotte; McCann, Laura – College & Research Libraries, 2015
Special collections libraries collect and preserve materials of intellectual and cultural heritage, providing access to unique research resources. As their holdings continue to expand, special collections in research libraries confront increased space pressures. Off-site storage facilities, used frequently by research libraries for general…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Archives, Library Materials, Library Development
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Zhang, Jian – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2012
This paper discusses the author's experience directing the Purple Mountain Observatory Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Nanjing, China. Routine collection development, management and preservation issues are described, and the unique challenges and opportunities involved in operating a remote observatory library are highlighted.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Libraries, Astronomy, Library Administration
Kahn, Miriam B. – ALA Editions, 2012
Fire, water, mold, construction problems, power-outages--mishaps like these can not only bring library services to a grinding halt, but can also destroy collections and even endanger employees. Preparing for the unexpected is the foundation of a library's best response. Expert Kahn comes to the rescue with this timely update of the best…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Libraries, Library Administration, Preservation
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Shameenda, Kimbo Lemmy; Kanyengo, Christine Wamunyima – Journal of Archival Organization, 2012
This article establishes the level of skills and experience in preservation and conservation management using a case study methodological approach conducted in the 3 university libraries at the University of Zambia. The findings revealed that 20 (57%) of the library staff had not received formal training in preservation and conservation of library…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Materials, Library Personnel
Walters, Tyler; Skinner, Katherine – Association of Research Libraries, 2011
Digital curation refers to the actions people take to maintain and add value to digital information over its lifecycle, including the processes used when creating digital content. Digital preservation focuses on the "series of managed activities necessary to ensure continued access to digital materials for as long as necessary." In this…
Descriptors: Preservation, Research Libraries, Humanities, Electronic Libraries
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Koehn, Shona L.; Hawamdeh, Suliman – Library Quarterly, 2010
As library collections increasingly become digital, libraries are faced with many challenges regarding the acquisition and management of electronic resources. Some of these challenges include copyright and fair use, the first-sale doctrine, licensing versus ownership, digital preservation, long-term archiving, and, most important, the issue of…
Descriptors: Preservation, Public Libraries, Counties, Library Services
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Brodsky, Marc; Hyde, Gene – Journal of Archival Organization, 2012
How have college and university-based archives and special collections fared over the past few years in the midst of an historically grim economic downturn? The authors conducted in-depth interviews with directors of 13 archival repositories at state universities and private colleges in the Appalachian region of Virginia, West Virginia, North…
Descriptors: Archives, Academic Libraries, Economic Climate, Interviews
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Watterworth, Melissa – Journal of Archival Organization, 2009
Recent surveys indicate that many colleges and universities have reached a pivotal moment in assessing the function and future development of their institutional repositories. Other surveys convey that archivists are participating in the development and implementation of institutional repositories at a variety of levels and have contributed to the…
Descriptors: Preservation, Archives, Library Role, Role Perception
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Stephens, Matthew – Australian Library Journal, 2009
There is a general perception that as librarians, we know what constitutes and defines a rare book, that our heritage book collections are well-documented and their future survival is planned for and secure. This discussion paper asks whether our definitions of heritage material might be too narrow and whether they reflect the reality across all…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Library Services, Selection Tools, Best Practices
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Schmidt, Gregory – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
Successful disaster response is an exercise in managing human resources under very difficult conditions. Catastrophic disasters can disrupt both the physical communication networks and the social networks critical to efficient response and recovery. While a well-designed disaster plan serves as a framework, it often requires communication and…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Emergency Programs, Social Networks, Human Resources
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Shiozaki, Ryo; Eisenschitz, Tamara – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2009
This paper reports on a questionnaire survey of 16 national libraries designed to clarify how national libraries attempt to justify their web archiving activities. Results indicate they envisage that a) the benefits brought about by their initiatives are greater than the overall costs, b) the costs imposed on libraries are greater than the costs…
Descriptors: Preservation, Government Libraries, Questionnaires, Library Automation
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